April 10, 2009

Contact: Amy Hewes
College of Engineering
805-756-6402
ahewes@calpoly.edu

Cal Poly Engineering Professor Wins International Poster Competition

Cal Poly industrial and manufacturing professor Dr. Jianbiao Pan came home from an international conference in Bannockburn, IL with a first place ribbon and cash prize of $5,000.

Universities from around the world competed at the IPC APEX EPO® in March. IPC is a 2,700-member global trade association representing all facets of the $1.7 trillion global electronics industry.

Pan's poster on "The Calculation of Liquidus Temperature for Various BGA/CSP Assemblies" presents detailed algorithm for calculating solder alloy composition for various lead-free applications. Using the algorithm, Pan has developed and posted an online calculator for use by the industry (see http://www.calpoly.edu/~pan/LTCalculator.html.)

"This was our first year sponsoring a worldwide academic poster competition and we were extremely pleased with the submissions," said Tony Hilvers, IPC vice president of industry programs. "The posters reflect the best of electronic interconnection research being conducted at the academic level, and we're delighted to be able to bring the students and academic advisors together with industry to foster greater cooperation."

Poster finalists came from prestigious engineering universities worldwide, including Purdue, Osaka University, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, Warsaw University of Technology, UC Irvine, and others.

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